Huaneng Yingkou power station

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Huaneng Yingkou power station (华能国际营口电厂) is an 1,840-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Liaoning Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant at 1 Mingzhu Road, Bayuquan, Yingkou.

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Background on Plant

Huaneng Yingkou power station is installed with two 320 MW units, and two 600 MW units, totaling 1,840 MW. Units 1-2 were commissioned in 1996 and units 3-4 in 2007. It is owned by China Huaneng. Units 3-4 are described by China Huaneng as "China’s first domestically-made 600MW Ultra Supercritical coal-fired units."

Project Details

• Sponsor: China Huaneng
• Location: 1 Mingzhu Road, Bayuquan, Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China
• Coordinates: 40.3038368 , 122.1059681 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 1,840 MW (Units 1-2: 320 MW, Units 3-4: 600 MW)
• Type: Supercritical (Units 1-2), Ultra-supercritical (Units 3-4)
• In service: 1996 (Units 1-2), 2007 (Units 3-4)
• Coal type: Bituminous
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